ennuied

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It was with a generally ennuied air that he sauntered at midnight into a night lunch room much frequented by the Courier staff and encountered Dick there, whom he greeted with enthusiasm.

From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.

Then she walked about furiously, drank tea, and groaned—she was ennuied beyond description....

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James

"You must be frightfully ennuied with all this," Eugene said to her.

From The Conquest of Canaan by Tarkington, Booth

Young men of good family, ennuied of home, restless and adventurous, formed the greater part, although many of mature age had been induced by liberal offers to leave their wives and children.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

And he says too that, "The educated world seems to have been growing more and more ennuied for ages, leaving to our time the inheritance of it all."

From Escape, and Other Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher